The Newstead 5K: One Runner's Odyssey
During racing season, a local runner discovers the satisfactions of the 5K.
‘Tis the season to be racing. Both the New York Marathon (Nov. 1) and the Boston Half-Marathon (Oct. 11) loom near, as does the “Vermont 50 MT Bike or Ultra-Run” (Sept. 27), whose Web site describes it as “50 miles of beautiful, but challenging Vermont back roads and trails.” One would like to know more about the challenges, but it's at least more inviting than the promo for the already finished Pikes Peak Marathon (Aug. 16), which depicts its runners as “zombies” and their uphill climb as a “death march right out of a scene from ‘Dawn of the Dead.’” Think I’ll stay home and rent the DVD! For the rest of us, however, there was the Newstead 5k (Sept. 26), a race that offers a gently undulating course, crisp fall weather, and a worthy cause …
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